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<blockquote data-quote="Goodlife" data-source="post: 957912" data-attributes="member: 17226"><p>The place I purchased in the spring was in winter wheat. I know he sprayed some ag chemicals on (not sure what thogh). Since it was thrashed it has been sitting fallow over the summer (almost 4 months now). Can I start doing soil tests now or would they still not be true due to chemical residue? Would I be better off waiting till spring at this point? </p><p></p><p>It has a lot of weeds (weeds sure do better in drought than grass in a thrashed wheat field) but the grass is starting to come in pretty nicely underneath. Fescue, Bluestem, Crabgrass, a little Johnson grass. some clover, and two other grasses I have not id'd yet. I am hoping to avoid as many petro-chemicals as possible. However I want to check the soil sample first as I want to be realistic and if the soil is desparate for something to get my pasture going I don't want to beat my head trying to grow grass where it won't grow properly. I am hoping to put on some lime, no till drill in some fescue and clover (maybe a little KY Blue) and mow it next year. It is hard to be patient but I am waiting to put cattle on till the pasture is in good shape.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Goodlife, post: 957912, member: 17226"] The place I purchased in the spring was in winter wheat. I know he sprayed some ag chemicals on (not sure what thogh). Since it was thrashed it has been sitting fallow over the summer (almost 4 months now). Can I start doing soil tests now or would they still not be true due to chemical residue? Would I be better off waiting till spring at this point? It has a lot of weeds (weeds sure do better in drought than grass in a thrashed wheat field) but the grass is starting to come in pretty nicely underneath. Fescue, Bluestem, Crabgrass, a little Johnson grass. some clover, and two other grasses I have not id'd yet. I am hoping to avoid as many petro-chemicals as possible. However I want to check the soil sample first as I want to be realistic and if the soil is desparate for something to get my pasture going I don't want to beat my head trying to grow grass where it won't grow properly. I am hoping to put on some lime, no till drill in some fescue and clover (maybe a little KY Blue) and mow it next year. It is hard to be patient but I am waiting to put cattle on till the pasture is in good shape. [/QUOTE]
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